Todd Young

Todd Christopher Young (24 August 1972-) was a US Senator from Indiana (R) from 3 January 2017, succeeding Dan Coats. Young previously served as a member of the US House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th district from 3 January 2011 to 3 January 2017, succeeding Baron Hill and preceding Trey Hollingsworth.

Biography
Todd Christopher Young was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on 24 August 1972, and he lived in Marion County, Indiana for several years before moving to Hamilton County. Just a few weeks after graduating from high school in 1990, Young enlisted in the US Navy, and he attended the US Naval Academy from 1991 to 1995, graduating cum laude with a bachelor's degree in political science and a commission in the US Marine Corps. Young served in intelligence from 1995 to 2000, taking part in counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean. He was discharged from active duty in 2000 with the rank of Captain, and he received a master's degree in American politics from the Institute of United States Studies in England. Young became an aide to Senator Richard Lugar in Washington DC in 2001, and he volunteered for Mitch Daniels' 2003 gubernatorial campaign, serving as a delegate to the state convention. In 2004, he began working for a management consulting firm, and he was involved with the Young Republicans in his state. The next year, he married Dan Quayle's niece.

In 2009, Young was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Republican Party member, and he voted against any global warming legislation that would raise taxes and supported amendments to Obamacare. In 2016, he won election to the US Senate to replace the retiring Dan Coats, being funded by the Koch brothers and the National Rifle Association.